Friday was a special day for Antoinette Marie McClung, a Bridgeport World War II veteran that celebrated turning 100 years old.
Hamilton, Halton, Niagara and area news from CHCH - Hamilton, Halton, and Niagara news.. Burdett Sisler from Fort Erie celebrated a big birthday on Saturday. Burdett who just turned 109 years old has lived through more events than most of us have even experienced once. Sisler is the only man who’s lived through two world wars, two pandemics, and two eclipses. Sisler says there is no secret to living […]
Authorities say they've identified a man they believe killed a World War II veteran who worked as a milkman in a Florida cold case that dates back 56 years
MONROVIA- Ahead of the celebration of World Book and Copyright Day on April 23, the Director General of the Liberia Intellectual Property Office, Garmai Koboi, has called on all Liberians to rally with her in her quest to renew the Liberia Intellectual Property Office’s commitment to addressing the numerous challenges facing Liberia’s struggling literary industry. []
Earth Day 2024: Earth Day is an annual event observed across the globe to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Earth Day reminds citizens of the world of the importance of environment conservation and sustainability, encouraging us to come together and take action for a healthier planet and brighter future. The day raises awareness and inspires change, fostering a deep connection with nature.(Also Read | Uttarakhand's Manaskhand Corridor Yatra to begin from April 22 to popularise...
Collective moments are a fascinating thing to examine. When society fixates on something, it tells us about our internal processes and what is bothering us or drawing our curiosity. This happened in the late 1990s with the explosion in popularity of World War II movies. Half a century after the defeat of the Nazis, filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Terrance Mallick, Clint Eastwood and more began pumping out historical military projects like 'Saving Private Ryan,' 'The Thin Red Line,' 'Flags of...
A major milestone in Longmeadow Sunday as one local resident celebrated her 100th birthday!
President Joe Biden on Wednesday mischaracterized the circumstances of his uncle's death during World War II as he lambasted former President Donald Trump's comments about the military. "He got shot down in New Guinea, and they never found the body because there used to be — there were a lot of cannibals, for real, in that part of New Guinea," Biden said during his remarks invoking his uncle Ambrose J. Finnegan. However, U.S. military records about Finnegan's death do not mention the aircraft's...
Tuesday was a very big day at Heritage of Hudson nursing home.
As World Heritage Day falls on April 18, Saudi Arabia celebrates the qualitative transformations it has achieved in the heritage and antiquities sector since the launch of its national strategy for culture, which falls within Vision 2030. Over the past years, Saudi Arabia has made tremendous efforts to preserve its diverse cultural heritage.
President Joe Biden appeared to suggest that cannibals ate his uncle after he was shot down during World War II, though military records say otherwise. Speaking with reporters on Wednesday in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Biden twice recalled the story of his uncle, Ambrose Finnegan, who served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in the Pacific theater […]
Investigators say two people came forward after death of man who killed Hiram ‘Ross’ Grayam in 1968More than five decades after a second world war veteran was killed while working as a milkman in Florida, investigators say they have solved the case thanks to two people who came forward after the killer died.Hiram “Ross” Grayam was delivering milk in April 1968 and failed to return home after work. Deputies later found his body and his milk truck deep in the woods in the Vero Beach area, the...